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LETTER FROM CHESTER.

CHESTER, February 1.-THE county COM
missioners granted on last Monday the pc.
tition of the majority of the landholders OF
Baton Rouge township, asking for an cleo
ton to vote upon the question of subscrlb-
ing to the stock of the Chester and Camden
Railroad Company. The amount of the
subscription asked of the township is $685.
800. The friends of the railroad company
entertain no doubt of a favorable result.
AS the majority of the landholders nave
signed the petition, and as no opposition
is expected from the colored voters, it may
be regarded as a certainty that Baton
Rouge township will aid the chester @ ana 6o
Camden Railroad to the extent OF S2S,oO0.
This is a good beginning. A majority of
the land holders of Rossville township have
signed a petition to enable them to vote
UPON the Question of aiding this enterprise.
The commissioners will take action upon
the matter to-day. A petition Of similar
character is in circulation in HazelWood
township. The landholders will doubtless
follow the good example already set them.
With the certainty of direct railroad COM
munication with Monroe, Abbeville and
Atlanta, and with the probability OF the
construction of the Chester and Camden
line, Chester has bright future in store
for her. Her present and prospective rail-
road facilities cannot fail to add to her
population and wealth, and in time make
q town of considerable note.
Messrs. Lookabill & Co. have started a
new enterprise at this place. 1t is sassa-
fras oil mill. The mill is located near the
Columbia road on the small branch that
runs through our town. The enterprising
proprietors have six eliminants which con-
sumo daily 2,4OO pounds of sassafras roots.
The oil is obtained by means of evapora-
ton. Messrs. Lookabill & Co. have orders
for all the oil they can manufacture. they
intend to increase the number OF ellml-
nants when their supply of roots increases.
They also propose in short time to make
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the necessary arrangements for the distilla-
tion of MULLEN, pennyroyal, and sumac, the
oils of which they can sell at a good profit.
The gathering of sassafras roots will furnish
immediate employment to many persons.
It is hoped and believed that this enter
prise will be a great success.
The postoffice at New Hope in this coun-
ty has been discontinued. The postmaster,
Mr.. w. G. Austin, finding the office un-
profitable, could not spare the time to at
tend to its duties.
Mr.. Lucius Matthews, of Graham's,
Barnwell county, and Miss Mary Bond, of
our town, were married on last Thursday
by Rev. r. w. Sanders. The happy pair
left the same day for their BarnWell home.
Miss Eliza Jane McNinch, daughter of
Mrs. James McNinch, of our town, died on
last Friday night of typhoid fever. She
was about twelve years of age. The friends
of the family deeply sympathize with them
in their atfliction. NJ.
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Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM ROCK HILL.

Rock HILL, February, 7.-Ihere has
been a considerable falling off in the re-
ceipts of commercial fertilizers at this place
the present season. The farmers are buy
ing more judiciously, and the dealers are
decidedly more cautious as to whom they
sell. A few years ago almost any one who
would give lien on his crop, could buy
ton of guano.
The shuttle-bl factory isrunning daily
and doing good business. Mr.. Wester-
lund, the proprietor, has made several ship
ments of blocks, spokes and handles to
northern cities, and in every instance they
have given entire satisfaction, and the
wood of which they are made is pronounc-
ed as fine as there is in the United States.
Mr.. Westerlund expects soon to increase
the capacity of his factory.
Several droves of mules have been Of
fered for sale on our streets during the past
week. Considering the stringency OF mon
ey, the prices asked are considered high.
Nevertheless, they find a ready sale:
Several of our young men attended the
ball in Yorkville last Friday night, and
report the occasion a most enjoyable one,
and came home with pleasant recolections
of the evening.
Col. G. J. Pride, U. s. Commissioner, has
gone to Greenville to attend the U. S. Dis
trict Court, which convenes there to-day.
He was accompanied by number of our
citizens-most of whom are colored-who
60 as witnesses.
Mrs. w. B. Jennings, of this place, is
quite sick at the residence of Mr.. l.. d.
Childs, of Columbia, whittier she had gone
on visit to Mrs. Childs.
VIM. Whyte, trial justice for Catawba
township, has appointed as his constable
Maj. IT. c. Beckham.
SFannie, the sweet little two-year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Crawford,
died on Friday night last. and was buried
on Sunday afternoon. The funeral SER
vice was conducted by Rev. w. B. Jen-
nings in the Presbyterian church. Little
Fannie had been sick for the past four
weeks with complication of diseases-en-
teritis, measles, whooping cough and pneu-
monia. All assistance that loving hands
and medical skill could render were brought
to combat her sickness, but without avail
HAL.
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COUNTY OFFICIALS.

7~rhc-Governor has appointed w. D. Camp
trial Justice for Cherokee township. This ap-
nointment completes the number of trial JUS
tices provided for in York county.
The Governor has re-appointed A. Z. Smith
agent for the Catawba Indians at Rock Hill.
MIR. James r. Kennedy has received his COM
mission as probate judge for York county, and
entered upon the duties of the office on yester.
day, he having filed his bond in the sum OF soooO
with the following sureties: r.. N. McElwee'
John L. Rainey, w. NJ. Kennedy, }. q. Blair
John Caldwell.
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SAI,ES.DAY,

Op/Monday last, sales-day for February, the
Clerk of Court sold the following property
At the suit of Richard T. Fewell, survivor, vs..
Ben Cureton; tract of so acres in Catawb ba town.
ship. Bought by R. T. Fewell for $50.
At the suit of J. B. Adkins and others VS..
Ulysses Adkins and others; tract of lO7 acres IN
Ebenezer township, known as the John Barron
tract. Bought by VIM. II. Taylor at 1920 per
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LOCAL AFFAIRS
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

H. +. Adickes-New Goods New Goods!!
Hunter & Oates-Prices Must Perish because the
People Must Live.
j. w. Dobson-Fire Wood-Wheat Bran-Oats-
Flour
Lowry & Starr-Tobacco, Tobacco.
Frew Bros.-We Warned You.
George 7. Schorb-Important Discovery.
John Wannamaker, Philadelphia.
w. G.. Latimer-Guano, Guano.
Withers Adickes-As Usual, We Are Late.
John C. Observation-Disclosures Prices.
l.. A. Johnson, County School Commissioner
School Notice.
James B. Allison Clerk-Bridge Contract.
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WHAT THE SOUTH NEEDs.-The South
needs cheap money. No farmer can pros
per who pays 40 and so per cent. for time
Supplies for five or six months in the year.
This will bankrupt any business in the
world. Our planters should learn to live
at home, and raise their own supplies and
stock and cattle. In this connection it gives
us great pleasure to be able to state that
money is abundant, and cheaper in Angus
ia than at any time since the war: 1t may
be stated as fact that one of the largest
banks in this city lends money at the rate
of ! per cent. nterest-Aug,tsta Chronicle.
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WEATHER OBSERVATIONS.

Mr.. C. NJ. Kuykendal, the observer at this'sig-
nal station, furnishes us with the following
weather statistics for the month Of January:
Total rainfall, 16-1OO inch; total snow fall, 3
inches. Lowest tempe;ature; llth, IT, above zero zero;
temperature, 81 l4-16Oo On the night Of the 23rd
and the morning of the oath, a rain storm occur,
red. with violent wind and lightning. All cold
wave predictions were verified except one, on
the 3lst Over 80 per cent. of other weather pre-
dictions were verified.
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NV Escaped CONVICT.

In reply to a letter of inquiry, John M. Fiem-
ing, deputy warden of the North Carolina penl-
tentiary. writes to Mr. w. H. Herndon that
Taylor Warren, colored, who burglarized the
store of Herndon Bros. few nights ago, an ac-
count of which we published last week, IS an
escaped convict. He was sentenced to the penl-
tentiary from CASTOR county, November ISL,
1880, for five years, on conviction OF larceny ana
escaped from the Western n. c. Railroad, De-
cember 2lst 1884.
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THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.

The Augusta Chronicle gives the following
particulars of the meeting of the Board of
Directors of the Columbia Theological Sent
mary, held in Augusta last Wednesday:
After considerable discussion and the ex-
animation into credentials, testimonials,
etc., of the various gentlemen whose names
were presented to the Board, Rev. DR.. G.
B. Strickler, of Atlanta, was elected to the
Chair of Natural Science in connection with
Revelation-the chair from which DR.. Wood
row has been removed for his teachings Of
Evolution. The Board, however, assigned
in connection Herewith the subject OF Chris
tian Appologetics, thereby extending the
chair beyond the subjects hitherto coming
under the study of the subject of Natural
Science.
The Board is very hopeful that DIR. Strick-
Ter will accept the chair, although it is seri-
ously apprehended that considerable oppo-
siticn will come from DIR. Strickler's church
and from the Presbytery of Atlanta, of which
he is a member. 1t is thought, however,
that the more extended field of usefulness
presented to DR.. Strickler by this appoint
ment will outweigh all opposition.
The next election was for the Chair Of
Biblical Criticism, the chair vacated by DR..
Hemphill. DIR. c. G. Hersman, of Missouri,
was elected to this chair This gentleman
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THE SoUTH's GREAT FUTURE.-Part =
of the annual report of the bureau of stats.
tics on the internal commerce of the United
States which has just been issued from the
government printing Office, contains most
elaborate and interesting review OF the
commercial, industrial, transportation ana
other interests of the States which compos-
ed the late Southern Confederacy, with the
exception of Arkansas and Texas, and group
inc with them the State of Kentucky, Inc
volume covers 7SS pages, and embraces
much valuable matter never before col
elected or published. 1t is prefaced with
the following: "Whatever speculations
NAV he deduced from the exhibit here
made. or the lessons it may teach our
statesmen, it will not be questioned that
the reports furnish evidences of recupera-
tive energy and of material progress and
development by the Southern people un-
exampled in the history of our civilization;
in short, that the new and mightier South
ia RAPIDLY emerging from the blight and
desolation of the civil war, and prom
ises in a short time to attain high pros
perity. The contents of this report Will
be revelations to the country, even to the
Southern people themselves, Tor they as
close a wealth of opportunities for enter
prise and industry which is Unparalleled.
The advantages of the south for agricultur-
al pursuits, not simply for the cultivation
of cotton. sugar and rice, but for agricult-
ural development in all it's branches; and
for mining the precious metals, for coal
iron. which are more substantial toun-
dations of prosperity, for numbering. and
and for stock raising, are being appreciated
by the people of other parts of the Union,
and already thousands of enterprising i'm,
migrants from the North and West, and
millions, even hundreds of millions, cap,
ital are pouring into the Southern States"
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APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT.

The President has approved the Mexican
pension bill, and also the act to tx day
for the meeting of electors for President
and Vice President, and to provide for and
regulate the counting of the vote for Presi-
dent and Vice President, and the decision
of questions arising thereon.
On Friday he signed the Interstate COM
merce bill, and it has now become law.
The signing Of this bill by the President
was in full accord with the opinion of At
torney- General Garland, rendered to him
in writing, and it is we'll understood to be
in accord with the views of the Cabinet.
The encouragement was asked by cores
pondent to give his views in regard to the
bill and explain wherein it differed froe
the Senate bill of two years ago, which ne
opposed on the ground that it was uncon-
stitutional. He declined to do so, saying
that he regarded the opinion he had given
to the President on the subject as strictly
confidential. It is learned, however, from
trustworthy sources, that the attorney-gen-
eral, as we'll as the President, considers the
bill which has just become law free from all
material features which were Objectionable
in the Senate bill of two years ago. Ac-
cording to this information the attorney
generals objection to the old bill was to
vesting powers of Legislative and judicial
character in the commission. The attorney
general is said to hold that the present bill
does not confer judicial powers on the COM
mission, but puts them in the Courts on
report from the commission, and that it
does not confer legislative power except in
the 4th section (the long and short-haul
clause) and that this is warranted by num-
of the Government.
Prof. Arthur T. Hadley, of New Haven,
reviewing the bill in Bradstreet's, says:
ssThe effect of the long and short haul
clause will depend entirely upon the con.
struction given by the courts. If Mr.. Gull
lom's Interpretation is the correct one, it
simply embodies principle toward which
the practice of our better railroads is con-
forming more and more closely every day.
Only small part of the joint tariffs of our
roads would be affected by it. The trouble
to-day is not so much in the tariffs as in the
deviation from them by special rates for
favored shippers. The attempt to stop this
system of secret personal discrimination is
a good thing. The great difficulty is that
the means at hand under the proposed law
are harly strong enough to enforce it. The
task is made much harder by the prohibi-
tion of pools. Pools are not particularly
satisfactory thing in themselves, but they
take away the cause of personal discrimi-
nation. Where there has been active COM
petition there has always been great deal
of rate-cutting for favored individuals, and
the attempt in other countries to prohibit it
by law has only made the special rates
more secret. They have thus been forced
to recognize and regulate pools. AS far as
the clause against pooling is obeyed and not
evaded, it will tend to make it harder to Sc
cure obedience to the other sections of the
bill"
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TERPSICHOREAN.

A hop, complimentary to quite number of
young married couples in town, was given at
Bratton's hall on Friday night last; and on next
Friday night masquerade ball. promising to be
grand affair, will be given by the older devo-
tees to the muse of the dance.
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BURGLARY AT BLACKS.

OnSunday night last, the store of Lipscomb q
Howe, at Blacks, was burglariously entered,
and few pairs of shoes stolen. The burglar
saturated box of waste paper with kerosine OIL
and set fire to it, but fortunately the discovery
was made by the watchman in time to give the
alarm, and by hard work the building was saved.
This is the third recent incendiary attempt at
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. II. 8. DISTRICT COURT.

The United States District Court convened at
Greenville last Monday, Judge Simonton pre-
siding. There are large number of cases,
though mainly of q frivolous character, on the
docket Among the jurors is Capt. j. R. Lind
say, of this place, who is in attendance
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PERSONAL MENTION.

Miss Floride Noble, of Fairfield, is in York
vile, the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Belle McCaw.
Mrs J. B. Glover, of Statesville, N. O., is IN
Yorkville visiting her sister, Mrs. Lowrance.
Miss Sue Caldwell, of Greenville, S. G., and
Miss Fanny Wardlaw, of Newberry, are in York
Vile visiting Mrs. Withers Adickes.
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AN ATTACK ON CIVIL SERvlCE.-Some-
thing like a sensation was caused IN the
District Supreme Court, in the general
term, at Washington, last Friday. by the
presentation of a petition attacking the
civil service commission and asserting the
nnconstitutionality of the law by virtue of
which it exists. The paper is headed:
ga petition of rights by Morris S. Miller,
of Alder Creek, Oneida county, New YORK,
for redress in case where A. L. Edgerton,
J. H. Oberly and Charles Lyman, commits
sioners, and others are trespassers upon ms
civil and political right and privileges oy
exercising unlawful authority and powers"
The petitioner asks "for an order or judg-
ment restraining, enjoining and prohibit
ing the commissioners and any and all per-
sons from exercising the illegal and uncon-
stitutional powers set forth, and for such
other and further redress as the Court shall
deem meet to vindicate the liberties of the
petitioner, and which will adjudge, deter
mine and declare that the people Of the
United States are not subjects but sovereign
citizens; that the Government is, in sub
stance as we'll as in form, a republic"
The petition forms printed volume OF
forty-nine pages, most OF which Is devoted
to a declaration that the civil service law
is unconstitutional because 1t confers on q
board created Dy the Legislative plahci! VI
the Government the powers of selection
and appointment to office expressly reserv-
ed to the President by the Constitution.
Various other reasons are also set out IN the
paper. It is believed that this proceeding
ia the first taken with view to testing the
legality of the commissions existence. At
ter the petition had been presented the
Court stated that the matter came up in
such shape that it would be necessary to
consider whether it should be taken up dl-
rectly upon the basis of the petition, or be
allowed to come up on certification from
lower Court.
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REPORT oFTHE RAILROAD COMMISSION:
The eighth annual report of the railroad
commission of South Carolina has been pub
lished. It shows that the total mileage of
railroads in the State at present is 1,754.55.
During the year ended November 1s, 1886,
there had been constructed 1918 miles OF
new railway. Eight new lines have been
projected of which six are now in active
course of construction. During the past
four years 233 miles of new railroad have
been opened, and in proportion to its terri
tory South Carolina is in the lead of all the
other Southean States in the matter of rail-
road construction for the past year. The
paid in capital stock of the twentty,-three
railroads by which reports are furnished to
the commission, amounts to SIG ,46S, ,7S5;
funded debt, S41 1886, 134.65; unfunded debt,
1868 3,S72.5O; total stock and debt, s49,O27,..
1926. The earnings from transportation of
passengers have been s.. .262, 81 SO, and from
freight, s4,O27, 1918. The net income for
the year ended June 80, 1886, was $2,O47,--
1851, which is an increase over the net
earnings of the previous year of Si45, l2l.99.
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RETIREMENT OF MANNING AND JoR-
DAN.-Treasurer Jordan has stated that Sec,
retary Manning is to be President and
he (Jordan) is to- be Vice President OF the
Western National Bank of the city OF New
York. The designations of both officials are
in the hands of the President, and will be
accepted &C in due time. It is expected that
Secretary Manning will be relieved soon (, !!
after the adjournment of Congress, and it IS
even said by some that his successor viii! be
nominated before the adjournment. De-
partment officials say that everything now
points to the promotion of Assistant Secre-
tary Fairchild to the head of the depart
ment. Treasurer Jordan will not leave
the department before April i. as there are
certain matters he desires to dispose OF du-
ring the intervening time, and it will be
necessary for him to initiate his successor
into the duties Of the office. Jordan says
that applications have already been made
for over 81, 100000 of stock in the bank, and
that many people will have to be disap-
pointed, as the capital is limited to S3OOO,--
600. The bank will begin business about
May |.
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James B. Allison, Clerk-Bridge Contract.


APPOINTED POSTOFFICE INSPECTOR.
Col. A. Coward, of this place, has received the
appointment of postoffice inspector and will en-
ter upon the discharge ofhis duties in few days,
though he does not know just now to what terri
tory he will be assigned.
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ADUEL WITHOUT TSECoNDs.-A Raleigh,
N. c., dispatch of Friday gives the follow
ing account of an impromptu duel IN Ashe
county, that State: DIR. j. 0. Wilcox ls the
Republican leader in Ashe county, and MIR.
John Baker is one of the leading Democrats
of the same county. During the campaign
last fall bitter feud sprang up between the
two over the discussion of political ques-
tions. AS the campaign around Ashe coun-
ty progressed, it was with great difficulty
that duel was prevented. The election
came off, and the Republicans carried the
county by nearly 300 majority. wilcox
gloated and exulted over the victory and
defeat of his enemies and again denounced
Baker. Matters passed off at this rate until
Yesterday. Wilcox had been out to see
patient, and on his return home met Baker
in the road. No one present except the
two principals. Baker invited Wilcox TO
halt, which he did. Baker then said that
he could never submit to the denunciatlons
of Wilcox, and had only done so this length
of time in Difference to the pleadings OF his
wife. He then declared that he could not
live any longer without a settlement OF the
difficulty according to the code.
Wilcox replied that he was ready and
anxious to accommodate Mr.. Baker at any
time and in any manner that was desired.
Baker asked Wilcox if he was armed: Will
cox answered Eyes" Each then pulled his
pistol and it was examined by the other,
and handed back to the owner. 1t was on
a nice level piece of road that they met.
and it was agreed that they would mark OFT
fifteen PAGES and take their stations, and
commence and continue to fire until one or
the other was hurt or their weapons were
exhausted. This agreement was so we'll
executed that five rounds were fired, and in
the last Baker was shot through the head
and is said to be mortally wounded. Will
cox then gave Baker the benefit of his skill
as a physician and saw him safely home;
Baker Immediately sent for his frlends ana
made a statement embodying these factsI
and stated that he pressed the duel on Will
cox, and that Wilcox only acted in self
defense.
Wilcox is a man of high character, but is
known as a desperate man when aroused.
He has several times been elected to the
Legislature from his county and has never
been defeated. On examination Wilcox
found two bullet holes through his hat and
one in his clothes.